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Reoriginalize, a blog I read, has a funny post about nose hair removal:

A New World Of Pain

Now I understand why they make a million and a half trimmers for these things; today I plucked my nose hair. Not all of it, it goes up there forever I suspect, but almost all the ones near the front that would make appearances from time to time.

The disturbing part comes in the comments section:

The trick is to get your slick MachIII razor stick it in your nose at an angle and use a circular forward out and down sweeping motion all the while making sure to go with the grain of the nose-hair. 1,000,000 nose-hairs removed and counting.

Yeeoouuuuchhh! See? Disturbing.

For the record, I use one of those MicroTouch trimmers from TV. Works like a charm for all sorts of unsightly hair.

Update: I changed the title from "Rather Disturbing" to "Very Disturbing".

Pretty funny post over on battlepanda:

Patrick Fitzgerald made me bald

Don't worry, Gene. Bald is sophisticated. At least, that's what us naturally bald guys who shave our heads tell ourselves so that we can sleep at night.

Linked from Think Progress:

BUSH VIDEO: “We Must Always Ask Ourselves Not Only What Is Legal, But What Is Right”

Let me say a few words about important values we must demonstrate while all of us serve in government. First, we must always maintain the highest ethical standards. We must always ask ourselves not only what is legal, but what is right. There is no goal of government worth accomplishing if it cannot be accomplished with integrity.

Second, I want us to set an example of humility. As you work for the federal government there is no excuse for arrogance, and there’s never a reason to show disrespect for others. A new tone in Washington must begin with decency and fairness. I want everyone who represents our government to be known for these values.

Uh, wha wha WHAT?!?!

Holy crap! This is like the pot calling the kettle greener on the other side of the apple orange ack pthpthptthhhtpt. This is so absurd coming from him. He, the king of lies, the king of deception, the king of twisting the law to fit his every whim, the king of ignoring those who disagree with him; he's lecturing others on ethics and humility? He doesn't even bother to make sure what he wants to do is legal, much less 'right'.

Holy crap, this is so rediculous. I can't even think straight. I think reading that made something important in my brain die.

Update 10/28: I just noticed that this is from a speach from 2001. So, this isn't so much him saying "Do as I say, not as I do" as much as "I think this is good advice, but I'm going to go ahead and ignore it."

Me:

Hello,
I placed this order on 9/28, but haven't heard anything since. Can you please let me know the status of my order?
Thanks,
Ben

Them:

Sorry for the delay. This order is shipping tomorrow for delivery early next week.
Sales dept.

Woo hoo! It's on! Well, it's on next week, I guess.

I found this link while reading someone's site a while ago, and have been meaning to post here ever since:

Driving More Efficiently

It gives several tips on how to save money on gas, a little explanation for each, and a savings estimate for a couple of them. Here's the first tip as an example:

Drive Sensibly
Aggressive driving (speeding, rapid acceleration and braking) wastes gas. It can lower your gas mileage by 33 percent at highway speeds and by 5 percent around town. Sensible driving is also safer for you and others, so you may save more than gas money.
Fuel Economy Benefit: 5-33%
Equivalent Gasoline Savings: $0.15-$1.01/gallon

Other tips include observing the speed limit and avoiding excessive idling. I thought this was pretty interesting. I'd heard most of the suggestions before, but without the savings estimates it's hard to judge whether it's worth changing my driving habits.